Spring Fever

Even though the official start of spring is a few weeks away, I have finally succumbed to spring fever. I was doing really well at staying accepting of the lingering winter, not getting angry or resentful about the below-average temps, and just remaining quite zen-like about the seemingly never-ending situation. But yesterday I picked up two new books at the library that have fully unleashed all the green yearnings I had buried under a deep blanket of cold and snow.

Perusing Grow Vegetables by Alan Buckingham and Made from Scratch by Jenna Woginrich has unleashed upon me a fever of wild excitement that led me to draw up a list of outdoor-related urban homesteading plans that I thought I would share with you. Here they are, organized categorically of course, and without any reality-induced censorship:

I have visions of warm days outside in the garden with the little one, suppers on the grill, evenings around the fire pit with Wyatt on the guitar, hikes at Great Bear and Newton Hills, Saturdays at the Farmers Market, sunset rides along the bike trail, and running outdoors. Oh man, bring on spring!!!

4 responses to “Spring Fever”

My plans for spring aren’t very detailed; pretty much this is my list as of right now:
1. Go outside.
2. Stay outside a really long time.
3. Come inside eventually to get food.
4. Go back outside.
I may be delirious with cabin fever, but I keep thinking that when spring comes my life will be magically transformed: kids will be happy, I’ll be a better mom, all our problems will dissolve in the sunshine and fresh air.

I’m so envious of your homestead! We can’t wait to have a place that is really ours. Until then, we’ll grow some herbs & tomatoes in pots and stick with our CSA.